Packaging device



J. H. VINEBERG PACKAGING DEVICE May 3, 1966 Filed Oct. 21, 1957 I ENTOR Jajqfl %1k%ze5zy ATTORNEY PACKAGENG DEVl-CE Joseph H. Vineberg, Gttawa, Ontario, Canada Application October 21, 1957, Serial No. 691,191

1 Claim. (Cl. 206-=-7) This invention relates to a packaging device.

In the packaging of articles of wearing apparel, such as dresses and the like, it is usual practice for retail establishments to employ cardboard boxes. While such boxes are costly to produce, bulky to handle, and awkward in use, no satisfactory substitute has thus far been proposed. Paper bags might be employed for the purpose but they are subject to many disadvantages such as lack of sufiicient strength to permit ease of handling of the resulting package, insufiicient protection for the packaged article, and undesirable crushing of the article.

It is an object of this invention to provide a packaging device which may be formed of relatively light weight sheet material such as paper or plastic composition, which may be inexpensively manufactured, which is extremely compact in storage and use, which provides fully adequate protection for the article to be packaged, which maintains such article in substantially uncreased and undamaged condition, which is convenient and attractive in use, and which may be subsequently utilized by the user as a protective cover for the article.

The invention will be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a plan view of one side of the device in open position,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the other side of the device in open position,

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation of the device in closed position.

In the drawing, 1 is an integral blank of relatively light weight flexible sheet material such as paper, plastic composition or the like. A paper such as kraft is suitable for the purpose. The blank is of elongated rectangular form and comprises three panels 2, 3 and 4 of substantially equal extent. Panel 2 is folded into overlying relation with panel 3 and is retained in such relation by side flaps 5 carried by panel 3 and adhesively or otherwise secured to panel 2, as shown. Panels 2 and 3 thus form an envelope or pocket 6. Preferably, panel 2 is provided with an end fiap 7 to constitute a closure flap for the pocket 6.

Panel 4 is also provided with an end fiap 8 defined by the fold line 9. Flap 8 is preferably two ply, being so formed by doubling an end portion of the blank upon itself. A tab 16 is formed centrally of the ilap 8.

Aligned hand holes 11 are provided in panels 2 and 3 adjacent their line of juncture, hand holes 11 being formed by partially severing tabs 12 from the blank.

It is proposed to associate with the formed blank described a garment hanger 13 formed of a single integral sheet of relatively rigid material such as cardboard, plastic or the like. Hanger 13 comprises an elongated strip of such material provided with end recesses 14. The recesses 14 define arms 15 for reception of a garment as indicated at 16. The remaining portion 17 of the hanger Stats atent 2,935,181 Patented May 3, 1960 has a substantially straight edge 18 extending the full length of the hanger and adapted, when associated with the formed blank, to engage the inner surface of the line of juncture between panels 2 and 3. The portion 17 of the hanger has a hand hole 19 which, in the described position of the hanger, is substantially in registry with the hand holes 11. The hanger i3 is of substantially conventional length and such length is slightly less than the width of the blank 1.

in use, the garment or like article is placed on the hanger 13 and is inserted into the pocket 6 with the edge 18 in substantial engagement with the surface 20, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The protruding portion of the garment is then folded into the pocket 6 and the flap 7 tucked in to secure it in place. The panel 4 is now folded over panel 3 and the flap 8 folded over the line of juncture of panels 2 and 3, as shown in Figure 3. The tabs 19 and 12 are folded through the aligned hand holes 11 and 19.

A secure and neat package is thus formed which may be conveniently carried by inserting the hand through the hand holes 11 and 19. The enclosed garment and other article is held in neat relation within the package by the hanger 13 which is in turn maintained in position by the alignment of the hand holes and the securing tabs 10 and 12. Since the package is of pouch type, it is non-bulky and occupies a minimum of space. Moreover, the user may employ the device as a protective cover for the enclosed article by partially opening the package, as shown in Figure l, and by hanging the assembly on a hook through the hand holes 11 and 19.

The packaging device described is substantially instantly available for use since it requires no erection step as is the case with cardboard boxes. Moreover, since the device is formed of lightweight sheet material, it occupies a minimum of space when in collapsed condition and thus a stack of such devices will occupy much less space than an equivalent stack of collapsed cardboard boxes.

I claim:

A packaging device comprising a tubular portion composed of flexible sheet material and having front and back panels, each said panel having side edges permanently secured to the side edges of the other panel, said tubular portion having a mouth at one end for reception of an article to be packaged and a closure at its other end, a separable hanger composed of flexible sheet material of greater rigidity than that of said tubular portion and having a substantially straight edge engageable with said closure, said panels and said hanger having registering hand holes therein adjacent said closure, said back panel having a closure flap coextensive in width with said back panel. and projecting from said mouth for foldable relation thereover to close said mouth, said front panel having a closure panel projecting from said mouth, said front, back and closure panels being of substantially equal size, said closure panel being foldable over said tubular portion and having a tab foldable through said hand holes.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,273,3G2 Vineberg Feb. 17, 1942 2,289,138 Vineberg Apr. 21, 1942 2,336,820 Vineberg Dec. 14, 1943 2,555,844 De Rouville June 5, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 524,835 Great Britain Aug. 15, 1940 

